EnergyOrsted makes $631 mln onshore wind acquisition in Ireland
ReutersNikolaj Skydsgaard
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General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Renewable energy group Orsted (ORSTED.CO) has agreed to buy Brookfield Renewable s Ireland and UK onshore wind business, its first step into Europe s onshore wind market, in a deal valued at 571 million euros ($683 million).
Brookfield Renewable Ireland (BRI), headquartered in Cork, develops and operates onshore wind farms in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It has 389 megawatts in operation and under construction, with a project pipeline of more than 1 gigawatt.
Renewable energy group Orsted has agreed to buy Brookfield Renewable's Ireland and UK onshore wind business, its first step into Europe's onshore wind market, in a deal valued at 571 million euros ($683 million).
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Brookfield Renewable Ireland, headquartered in Cork, has 389 MW of wind capacity in operation and under construction, 149 MW in advanced development and more than 1 GW of development pipeline in Ireland and the UK. The Irish and UK onshore markets offer attractive fundamentals, projects at scale, and value creation through a mix of development projects and repowering opportunities, said Declan Flanagan, CEO of Ørsted s onshore business unit.
The transaction is expected to close by Q2 2021. BRI s management team would continue to run the business, which would be integrated with Ørsted s over time.
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